Storm Gareth latest: wreaking havoc across the UK this week

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK for toay and the next few days as Storm Gareth brings powerful winds and heavy rain. The weather warnings on Tuesday and Wednesday cover much of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland. A tweet said: “Storm Gareth will bring strong winds across Northern Ireland through Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, bringing the risk of damage to buildings, flying debris, large waves, power cuts and travel disruption.”

Cold and very windy with sunshine and showers, heavy in places with snow over northern hills. Showers will steadily ease but rain will reach the west later.

7.20pm update: Recap on tomorrow’s weather warnings

Areas affected by Wednesday’s weather warnings are: Central Tayside and Fife, East Midlands, East of England, Highlands and Eilean Siar, London and South East England, North East England, North West England, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, South West England, Strathclyde, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber.

For these areas the Met Office warn to expect: Strong west to northwesterly winds are expected from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday with possible transport disruption.

Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely, some short term loss of power and other services is possible and it’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities are affected by spray and/or large waves.